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Ebola refuses to die down

Looking at the speed and intensity that Ebola was spreading, the government of Sierra Leone started to shut down select districts which faced the gravest danger.

On 2 December 2014 Tonkolili district was on a 2-week lock down.

After that similar lockdowns were introduced in Kono District.

The situation worsened to the extent that the government cancelled Christmas celebrations for that year.

12 Mar 2015

Economic consequences of the Ebola virus

Abdoulaye Mar Dieye,Director of UNDP's Regional Bureau for Africa said that Ebola had far-reaching consequences on Sierra Leone as well as other West African countries.

West Africa as a whole was expected to lose US$3.6 billion per year between 2014 and 2017 because of drop in trade, shutting of borders, flight canceling and decreased Foreign Direct Investment and tourist movements, stoked by stigma.

Sierra Leone free of Ebola

Thousands of people of Sierra Leone took to the streets of Freetown (capital) to mark the 42nd day "without a single declared case of the disease. "

People took out processions to mark the event and held a one minute silence session for those lost to the deadly outbreak.

90-day surveillance period for Sierra Leone

From 8 November, Sierra Leone's 90-day period of enhanced surveillance will begin running til 5 February with the aim of quickly detecting any new possible cases. Liberia was declared free of the virus 2 months ago.